Tie-plate.



M. J. NUGENT.

TIE PLATE. APPLICATION FILED JAN- 7. 1915. RENEWED AUG. 8, 1916.

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MICHAEL .T. Nuc-ENT, or scnAN'roN, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 7, 1915, Serial No. 982. Renewed August 8 1916. Serial No. 113,832.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL J NUGENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the State'of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tie'Plates, of which the following is a specification. I p Y The present invention relates to improvements in combined tie plates and anti creeping devices for railway rails.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to provide a device of this class which shall be of a simple construction, which may be easily and quickly secured on a tie to support a rail, which will prevent the rail from becoming embedded in the tie, and further secure the rail against creeping, tilting or lateral movement.

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides inthe. construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of-the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a rail arranged upon plates constructed in accordance with the present invention, the said plates being secured to the ties,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the plates and the frusto-conical anti-creeping member associated therewith, the rail being indicated by the dotted lines,

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same, and

Fig. 4 is a central transverse sectional view approximately on the line 44 of Fig. 3, a portion of the rail being shown in section.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates an ordinary railway rail, 2 the ties for supporting therails and 3 my improvement which is arranged upon certain of the ties and upon which the By reference to Fig. 1 of the drawing it will be noted that my improvement is arranged reversely upon the several ties, the purpose of which will presently be set forth. The improvement comprises a flat base 4 of a width greater than that of the width of the base flange of the rail, the said plate adjacent its opposite longitudinal edges being provided with spike openings 5, the heads of certain of the spikes contacting with the edges of the rail. The numeral 6 indicates a vertically disposed longitudinally arranged flange which is formed on the plate 4 inward of one of the series of the i spike openings 5, the said member 6 being provided with a horizontally disposed flange 7 which extends laterally from whatI will term the inner face of the flange 6. The outer wall of the flange 6, as Well as the outer longitudinal edge of the head 7 is inclined downwardly; thatis, from the head to the plate 4,. and the upper wall ofboth the flange 6 and the head 7 are substantlally V-shaped; that is, the central portion of the members 6 and? is elevated above the base iat a greater distance than any of the remaining portions of said members, the said members gradually inclining from the central portion thereof toward the opposite and open ends provided thereby. The members 6 and 7 itwill thus be noted provide the plate 4: with a housing or receptacle 8 for the reception of a frusto-conical member 9. The upper'wall of said housing upon its inner-face and adjacent its opposite ends is beveled inwardly, as indicated by the numerals 10, so that these portions will snugly contact with one of the sides of the base flange of the rail 1, while the frusto-conical member 9 is preferably provided with peripheral serrations 11 and the same being inclined to correspond with the inclination of the base flange of the rail will frictionally engage with the said base, and while the member 9 is adapted to permit of a limited longitudinal movement of the rail incident to the expansionand contraction thereof, the serrations or teeth 11 will bite the rail should Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

it be forced beyond a predetermined point,

either by expansion or contraction or by force of impact of the wheels of the rolling stock upon the rails.

By arranging the members 3 reversely upon the ties; that is, by placing thehousings to receive the opposite longitudinal edges of the rails, it will be noted that the vantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim is:

1. A rail plate,-1neans for securing the plate upon the tie, a longitudinally arranged base flange receiving housing formed upon the plate, said housing including an upper wall which is inclined downwardly from its center to its ends, and a frusto-conical member arranged centrally within the housing and frictionally engaging the wall thereof and the base of the rail.

2. A rail plate, a longitudinally arranged base flange receiving housing formed upon the plate, said housing including an upper Wall which is inclined downwardly from its center to its ends, and a frusto-conical member having longitudinally extending teeth arranged centrally within the housing and contacting therewith and with the base of the rail, means comprising spikes for secur ing the plate upon a tie and certain of said spikes contacting with the longitudinal edges of the rail opposite that receiving the hous- 3. A rail plate provided with a surface lying above the base flange of the rail and disposed in diverging relation thereto longitudinally, and a conical locking device interposed between said surface and the base of the rail and free to revolve over the base flange and over said surface.

4. A rail plate provided with a surface lying above the base flange of the rail and disposed in diverging relation thereto longitudinally, and a locking device of uniform configuration throughout its transverse diameter, said device being interposed between the base of the rail flange of the said surface of the plate and free to revolve thereover.

5. A rail plate having a rail receiving housing, said housing including an upper Wall which is inclined downwardly from its center to its end and a conical friction IIlGH1 ber arranged within the central portion of the housing and projecting through the open face of the housing, said friction member being revoluble and contacting the walls of the housing and the base flange of the rail.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL J. NUGEN T.

Witnesses:

WM. H. KOCH, DAVID J ones.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

' I Washington, D. G. 

